Road Upgrades Get Bipartisan Push

Obama Plan Includes Closing Tax Loopholes to Help Pay for Projects

By

Jared A. Favole

Updated Feb. 26, 2014 7:39 p.m. ET

In a largely gridlocked Washington, spending on highways and other transportation infrastructure is emerging as a potential point of agreement.

Plans to improve roads, bridges and tunnels received a boost from several quarters on Wednesday, as President Barack Obama laid out a proposal for infrastructure upgrades, paid for by unspecified changes...